Study (author, year, origin)

Participants- OCD Group sample, mean age, females

Participants- Control Group sample, mean age, females

Intervention Condition

Control Condition

Outcome

Main Findings

Serra-Blasco, 2019 , Spain

n = 21

n = 22

MBCT + 2 sessions of self compassion

TAU

Y-BOCS, BDI-II, ASI-3, FFMQ,

Statistically significant decrease of OCD symptoms (p < 0.0001)

Külz et al., 2019 , Germany

n = 61, 37.6, 65.6%

n = 64, 39.5, 57.8%

8 2hr sessions of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Treatment (MBCT)

Psycho- education

Y-BOCS, OCI-R, BDI-II, WHOQOLBRE, OBQ-44, KIMS

No significant difference (p = 0.42) between the two treatments on Y-BOCS

Strauss et al., 2018 , UK

n = 19, 33.0, 79%

n = 18, 27.0, 50%

10-session Mindfulness Based-Exposure/ Response Prevention (ERP)

ERP

Short Warwick- Edinburgh Mental Well Being Scale, BDI-II, FFMQSF, OBQ-44

Statistically insignificant difference pre- and post-intervention between groups. Insignificant importance of patient engagement

Key et al., 2017 , Canada

n = 18, 40.5, 50%

n = 18, 46.0, 44.4%

MBCT

Waitlist Control Group

Y-BOCS, BDI-II, FFMQSF,OBQ-44

Significant decrease in OCD symptoms based on Y-BOCS compared to control group (p = 0.001, p < 0.5)

Cludius et al., 2015 , Germany

n = 49, 39.88, 61.2%

n = 38, 41.37, 73.6%

MF

PMR

PCL, CES-D, OCI-R

No significant results on OCI-R. p = 0.39